title: Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the head and neck: experience in the Grampian area.
abstract: The records of 44 cases of non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) presenting to the ear, nose and throat department in the Grampian area from 1980-1988 were examined in relation to site of occurrence, histology, age at presentation, clinical stage, treatment and survival. The median age was 67 years and there was a preponderance of high grade histology, especially in disease affecting the tonsil. Most deaths occurred in the first year; patients with high grade disease and those in stages three and four had a significantly poorer survival during the first year. The site of disease had no influence on survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Neilly
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Laing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012606:Scotland; D013997:Time Factors; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology